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    The document provides specifications for wind speeds and equivalent sea states according to the Beaufort wind scale. It lists probable and maximum wave heights for each level from 0 to 12 on the scale. Wind speeds are given in both knots and meters per second. Descriptions are provided for the sea state, waves, and wind at each level. Footnotes indicate that the wave heights refer to developed wind waves in open seas and note that there is a lag time between increases in wind speed and sea state.

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    The document provides specifications for wind speeds and equivalent sea states according to the Beaufort wind scale. It lists probable and maximum wave heights for each level from 0 to 12 on the scale. Wind speeds are given in both knots and meters per second. Descriptions are provided for the sea state, waves, and wind at each level. Footnotes indicate that the wave heights refer to developed wind waves in open seas and note that there is a lag time between increases in wind speed and sea state.

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    The document provides specifications for wind speeds and equivalent sea states according to the Beaufort wind scale. It lists probable and maximum wave heights for each level from 0 to 12 on the scale. Wind speeds are given in both knots and meters per second. Descriptions are provided for the sea state, waves, and wind at each level. Footnotes indicate that the wave heights refer to developed wind waves in open seas and note that there is a lag time between increases in wind speed and sea state.

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    Specifications and equivalent speeds

    Mean Wind Speed

    Limits of wind speed


    Probable
    wave height
    in metres*

    Probable
    maximum
    wave height
    in metres*

    Seastate

    Sea
    descriptive
    terms

    Beaufort
    wind scale

    Knots

    m/s

    Knots

    m/s

    Wind
    descriptive
    terms

    <1

    0-0.2

    Calm

    Calm (glassy)

    0.8

    1-3

    0.3-1.5

    Light air

    0.1

    0.1

    Calm (rippled)

    2.4

    4-6

    1.6-3.3

    Light breeze

    0.2

    0.3

    Smooth
    (wavelets)

    4.3

    7-10

    3.4-5.4

    Gentle breeze

    0.6

    1.0

    Slight

    13

    6.7

    11-16

    5.5-7.9

    Moderate
    breeze

    1.0

    1.5

    3-4

    SlightModerate

    19

    9.3

    17-21

    8.0-10.7

    Fresh breeze

    2.0

    2.5

    Moderate

    24

    12.3

    22-27

    10.8-13.8

    Strong breeze

    3.0

    4.0

    Rough

    30

    15.5

    28-33

    13.9-17.1

    Near gale

    4.0

    5.5

    5-6

    Rough-Very
    rough

    37

    18.9

    34-40

    17.2-20.7

    Gale

    5.5

    7.5

    6-7

    Very roughHigh

    44

    22.6

    41-47

    20.8-24.4

    Severe gale

    7.0

    10.0

    High

    10

    52

    26.4

    48-55

    24.5-28.4

    Storm

    9.0

    12.5

    Very High

    11

    60

    30.5

    56-63

    28.5-32.6

    Violent storm

    11.5

    16.0

    Very High

    12

    64+

    32.7+

    Hurricane

    14+

    Phenomenal

    *
    1.These values refer to well-developed wind waves of the open sea.
    2.The lag effect between the wind getting up and the sea increasing should be borne in
    mind.

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